About Mriduji
Mridu Prabhakar Nath (Mriduji) was born in 1969 in Kerala. Known in his pūrvāśram (life before sanyāsa) as Dr. Sambhu Panikkar, his life journey serves as a living bridge between high-level material achievement and the profound stillness of direct spiritual realization.
Academic Excellence & Corporate Leadership
After graduating from the University of Kerala, Mriduji pursued his graduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He graduated as the topper of his batch, winning the prestigious institute medal for being the most outstanding student, before completing his Ph.D. at IIT Bombay. He subsequently served as a faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences at IIT Bombay.
Transitioning into the corporate world, Mriduji spent 25 years working in the Information Technology sector across Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kochi. His executive responsibilities involved extensive global travel across Europe, the United States, Japan, and the Middle East. By 2010, he was serving as Vice President of a leading IT firm in Kerala, heading its business unit.
The Inner Call, Sanyāsa & Wandering
Despite reaching the upper echelons of corporate success, Mriduji recognized that worldly accomplishments could never fulfill the human search for lasting peace. Turning inward, he discovered the quiet presence of his inner Guru. In December 2010, at the peak of his corporate career, he walked away from executive life to surrender completely to the search for Truth. Leaving everything behind, he departed for the Himalayas, where he lived under Mma Avadhūta. His spiritual lineage flows from Sai Nath of Shirdi, who manifested in his life as Mma Avadhūta and initiated him into Sanyāsa on the sacred banks of the River Narmada. As a wandering Sanyāsi, he traveled extensively across Bharat. Through her grace and intense tapasya, he absorbed the foundations of Sai’s teachings: Śraddha (the spark of alertness and faith) and Saburi (patient waiting in non-resistance).
His extraordinary life journey and spiritual realizations have been published in his book, How Many Times Should I Say? He is also the author of Nishchalatva Gayatri.
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The Living Guidance & ZeroGati
Since 2010, tens of thousands of seekers have attended Mriduji’s Satsangs, experiencing deep transformation in their daily lives. He serves as the Chairman of the Tathastu Satsang Foundation, a Trust based in Kerala, and has established an Ashram in Kerala to nurture contemplation and silent retreat.
Through ZeroGati, Mriduji demystifies spirituality for both the active professional and the sincere seeker. Rooted in the lived experience of both corporate leadership and monastic austerity, he offers no rigid dogma, complex penances, or psychological coping tricks – only direct pointing toward the unshakeable stillness that naturally resides within.
